IkunaSave and restore your Mac workspace
Ikuna saves each project as a complete workspace — the apps, the browser tabs, and where every window sits across your monitors — and brings it all back in one click.
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Ikuna is a Mac workspace manager that saves each project as a complete workspace — apps, browser tabs, and window layout — and restores it in one click, in under 3 seconds.
macOS itself does not do this. "Reopen windows when logging back in" restores whatever happened to be open last, and Stage Manager only groups the windows you have open right now. Neither gives you a named, saved setup per project that comes back on demand. That is the gap a workspace manager fills, and it is the whole job Ikuna is built for.
Apps, relaunched from cold
A saved workspace remembers which apps belong to the project. Restoring launches the ones that are not running and brings the rest forward. Close everything at night; the project still comes back in the morning.
Browser tabs, every one of them
Ikuna restores the exact tabs that were open in each browser window — Safari, Chrome and the Chromium family, Firefox, and Opera. Not just the active tab, and not just the default browser.
Window layout, per monitor
Every window returns to its saved position and size on the display it belongs to. With Device Link, the layout rebuilds automatically when you reconnect an external monitor.
Focus Shield, per workspace
Each workspace can carry its own distraction blocking: Slack out of Deep Work, other clients' apps out of the active one. Ikuna does not read or set macOS Focus Modes — Apple exposes no API for that. Focus Shield is Ikuna's own per-context distraction blocking.
Mac workspace managers compared — October 2026
Facts below are from each tool's own site, checked on 20 October 2026. We build Ikuna, so this is not a neutral review — but nothing here oversells, and each row links the source.
| Tool | What it saves and restores | Browser tabs | Spaces | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikuna | Apps, all browser tabs (5 browser families), window layout per monitor, Focus Shield settings | Yes — all tabs | Not yet | Free up to 4 workspaces · Pro €9/mo or €70/yr |
| SnapBack | Apps, window positions and displays; window snapping | No | No | Free · Pro listed as coming soon at $9.99 |
| Mac Workspaces | Apps, window positions, virtual desktops; auto-restore on login | Not advertised | Yes | Free 7-day trial, then paid |
| SnapState | Apps, windows, every open tab (Safari, Chrome, Arc, more); every Space since 2.7 | Yes | Yes | $9.99 one-time, up to 3 Macs |
| Spencer | Window layouts across Spaces; launches and hides apps | Not advertised | Yes | Paid — see macspencer.app |
| Rectangle | Window snapping only — no saved workspaces | No | No | Free, open source |
Sources: snapbackapp.com · macworkspaces.com · getsnapstate.com · macspencer.app · rectangleapp.com
The short version: layout-only tools (SnapBack, Spencer, Mac Workspaces) put windows back where they were. SnapState goes further and now restores open tabs and Spaces — but it needs macOS 15.7 and has no free tier. Ikuna is the only tool on this list with a permanent free tier that includes full browser-tab restore, and the only one that adds a focus layer (analytics and distraction blocking) on top of restore.
Free and Pro
Free up to 4 workspaces, no card required, with the basic dashboard (context-switching and deep-work analytics).
Pro (€9/month or €70/year) adds unlimited workspaces, the full Focus Intelligence dashboard, Focus Shield distraction blocking, Device Link, and Rituals.
Workspace data stays on your Mac, with optional sync through your own iCloud account. A Full privacy switch turns off all analytics and telemetry.
Native macOS · macOS 13+ · Data stays on your Mac · Built in EU
Common questions
What is a Mac workspace manager?
A Mac workspace manager saves the set of apps, browser tabs, and window positions that make up one project, and brings that exact setup back later on demand. It is different from a window manager (Rectangle, Magnet), which only moves and resizes windows that are already open, and from macOS's own reopen-on-login, which restores whatever was open last rather than a named, saved setup.
Is Ikuna free?
Yes. The free plan saves and restores up to 4 workspaces with no card required, and includes the basic dashboard with context-switching and deep-work analytics. Pro (€9/month or €70/year) adds unlimited workspaces, the full Focus Intelligence dashboard, Focus Shield distraction blocking, Device Link, and Rituals.
Which browsers does Ikuna restore?
Ikuna restores the tabs you had open in Safari, Chrome and the Chromium family (Edge, Brave, Arc), Firefox, and Opera — each window's tabs, not just the active one.
Does Ikuna restore windows across macOS Spaces?
Not yet. Ikuna restores apps, tabs, and window positions across physical displays, but it does not currently place windows onto specific virtual desktops (Spaces). If per-Space restore is the one feature you need today, SnapState, Mac Workspaces, and Spencer advertise it. It is on Ikuna's roadmap.
Does Ikuna integrate with macOS Focus Modes?
No. Apple does not expose an API that lets third-party apps read or set macOS Focus Modes, so no workspace app can honestly claim it. Ikuna's Focus Shield is its own per-context distraction blocking: a gentle nudge first, then a full-screen block for the apps you set off-limits in that workspace.
How is Ikuna different from SnapBack?
SnapBack is a free layout tool: it saves and restores app and window positions per display, and it snaps windows. Ikuna restores the deeper state — the exact browser tabs in each window across five browser families, not just window positions — and adds per-context distraction blocking and a focus analytics dashboard. SnapBack is the simpler tool; Ikuna is the fuller restore.
What macOS version does Ikuna need?
macOS 13 or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel.